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B5. Public Involvement Process Strategies and Desired Outcomes This section describes how Town of Hamburg disseminates vital agency information and engages the public in the transit service decision-making process. We seek out and consider the input and needs of interested parties and groups traditionally underserved by transportation systems. These groups may face challenges accessing our services, such as minority and limited English proficient (LEP) persons. Underlying these efforts is our commitment to determining the most effective public involvement methods for a given project or population. Public Outreach Activities In efforts to involve minority and limited English proficient (LEP) populations in the planning process and to address linguistic, institutional, cultural, economic, historical, or other barriers that may prevent minority and LEP persons from effectively participating in Town of Hamburg’s decision-making process, Town of Hamburg implements early, frequent and continuous engagement for public involvement. The engagement methods include and are not limited to: 1. Posting public involvement notifications on transit vehicles, Town of Hamburg building, and on the Town of Hamburg website. 2. Public meetings will be conducted at times, locations, and facilities that are convenient and accessible. 3. Meeting materials will be available in a variety of predetermined formats and language(s) to serve diverse audiences. 4. Provide professional interpreters in the language(s) spoken by the targeted LEP population(s). The determination of how specific public participation activities should take place, and which specific measures are most appropriate is based on the following: • A demographic analysis of the persons serves and/or are eligible to receive services. • The type of transportation program and/or service provided. • The resources available for public outreach. Summary on Public Involvement Activity Since the last Title VI plan update, Town of Hamburg conducted the following public involvement outreach (emails, website posting, media outlets, in-person, virtual) sessions: Date Communication Event Name Brief Description of Summary of (Month, Methods to Event Purpose Attendance Day, Year) Notify Public Age Friendly 2025 Survey was conducted Survey Monkey public Survey to find out the needs of Link and paper senior population in copies, constant community which contact, included FaceBook, transportation Instagram, senior questions center flyers, library, etc Town of Hamburg Title VI Plan Page 10 Open-Door Services 86